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Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Hunt for missiles after SKorean jets collide: ministry

South Korea's air force was hunting for live missiles after two jet fighters collided north of Seoul on Tuesday, the defence ministry said.

Two F-5E jets brushed against each other during a training exercise and one crashed into a rice paddy after the pilot had ejected safely. The other suffered damage to its tail but managed to return to its home base.

Four undetonated air-to-air missiles -- two from each jet -- fell to the ground after the impact near Pocheon, 46 kilometres (29 miles) north of Seoul, the ministry said.

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